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Ottawa Senators vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Devils · THU · DEC 3 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · DEC 3 · 6:00 PM CT
Canadian Tire Centre
MSGSN
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
VS
New Jersey Devils
Devils
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · DEC 3 · 6:00 PM CT
MSGSN
Ottawa Senators
Home · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Dougie Hamilton is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 23 shots. But Connor Brown has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.
Canadian Tire Centre
New Jersey Devils
Away · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
Senators
GOALIES
Devils
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Senators
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Senators
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game. The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Dougie Hamilton is still looking for his first goal on Linus Ullmark after 23 shots. But Connor Brown has made a habit of hurting the Senators: 5 points in the last 4 meetings.

Nico Hischier is 2 goals shy of 400 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Dougie Hamilton has 23 shots on Linus Ullmark without a goal.
(New Jersey)
0/23 vs Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Tim Stützle has 4 goals on Jake Allen (25 shots).
(Ottawa)
4 goals on Jake Allen
Player
Drake Batherson has 5 points in his last 4 games against New Jersey. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs NJD
Player
Connor Brown has 5 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(New Jersey)
5 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Milestone
Nico Hischier is 2 goals shy of 400 career goals.
398 career goals